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Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage below: Viet is a student and he lives in the bed-sit in a suburb of Ha Noi.. Read the following passage and then choose the b

LANGUAGE FOCUS

I Choose the word whose main stress is pronounced differently from the others:

1 A humor B orphan C receive D curly

2 A sociable B volunteer C photograph D beautiful

4 A wardrobe B device C cupboard D safety

5 A patient B address C assistant D distance

6 A reserved B laughed C burned D.moved

II Choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences:

1 He rarely shows his feelings He’s rather _

2 is studying again something that you have learnt before an exam

A Experiment B Revision C Practice D Semester

3 My sister and I the cartoon on TV last summer

4 She asked her children video games

A stop to play B stop playing C stop to playing D to stop playing

5 I am not going to do it for you You can do it

6 He is old enough to look after _

7 Minh is to answer the question well.

A enough to smart B to smart enough C enough smart D smart enough

8 I _ a quick phone call Can you wait for me?

A am going to make B made C am going to making D make

9 Airmail is expensive than surface mail

10 Mrs Trang to work yesterday She wasn’t feeling well

11 I _ work every day from 8.30 to 5.30.

A don’t finish B doesn’t finish C didn’t finish D won’t finish

A international language B mother tongue C foreign language D second language

14 The prince immediately in love with the girl in the folktale “ the lost shoe”

A fell B falls C is falling D fall

15 May I help you?

A Yes, that’s very kind of you B I’m afraid I’ m busy now

C.What can I do for you? D How can I help you?

16 You to eat more, you are far too thin

17 It is not warm but it isn’t _ yesterday

A as cold so B as cold like C so cold so D as cold as

18 He isn’t to ride a motorbike

A old enough B enough old C old too D old so

19 Mrs Smith was in a meeting and could not come to the phone, so Mr John _ a message.

20 Hoa has no parents, so she has to live in the _

21 Anna draw that picture

A himself B herself C themselves D itself

22.You’ll ………cook dinner yourself

23 The village .into a small town for ten years

A grows B grew C has grown D is growing

A on B in C of D at

III/ READING

A Circle the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete the passage below:

Viet is a student and he lives in the bed-sit in a suburb of Ha Noi It’s a part of an old house He has one room and a kitchen and (1) a bathroom with three other people In his room, there is a bed on the left-hand side There is an arm chair beside the bed The desk is (2) _ the bed and there is a closet on the right side of the room Above the desk, there is a (3) and above the bed there is a clock He has a television and a cassette player, too In the kitchen, there is a (4) _ on the right-hand side The sink is (5) _ the cooker There’s a small table and two chairs in the center The kitchen is rather small, but it’s OK Viet likes his room very much

B Read the following passage and then choose the best answer:

Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go to their offices, factories or schools everyday by train, car or bus, even though this means they have to get up earlier in the morning and come home later in the evening

One advantage of living outside London is that houses are cheaper Even a small flat in London without a garden cost quite a lot to rent With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of one’s own

Then, in the country one can rest from the noise and hurry of the town Although one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or buses, one can sleep better at night, and during weekends In summer evenings one enjoys the fresh, clean air of the country If one likes gardens, one can spend one’s free time digging, planting, watering and doing the hundred and one other jobs which are needed in a garden

1 When do most people who work in London prefer to live?

A London’s urban areas B London’s suburbs C London’s towns D London

2 Why do they have to get up early in the morning?

A Because they have to catch the early in the morning

B Because they want to avoid traffic-jam

C Because they live far from train and bus station

D Because it often takes them a lot of time to get to their offices, factories or schools

3 What are the advantages of living outside London?

A Houses are cheap B There’s peace and quiet C Air is fresh D All are correct

4 The phrasal verb “come up” means .

5 Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A People in the countryside can sleep well

B People in the countryside usually spend their free time gardening

C People in the countryside get fresh air

D People in the countryside get peace and quiet

C Circle the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete the passage below:

Hoa is excited about the interesting activities she is going to do The Y&Y is having a plan (1) the community She’ll take part (2) its recycling program In joining this program, she’ll (3) used paper, glass and empty cans Then she will send them for recycling She hopes that she could save natural resources and earn some money for her school Y&Y in these (4) She also thinks about participating in (5) planting trees and flowers or helping the street children

4 A activities B members C organizations D resources

D/ Read the following passage and then tick () True or False:

Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go to their offices, factories or schools everyday by train, car or bus, even though this means they have to get up earlier in the morning and reach come home later in the evening

One advantage of living outside London is that houses are cheaper Even a small flat in London without a garden costs quite a lot to rent With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of one's own Then, in the country one can rest from the noise and hurry of the town Although one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or buses, one can sleep well at night, and during weekends and summer evenings, one can enjoy the fresh, clean

air of the country If one likes gardens, one can spend one's free time digging, planting, watering and doing the hundred

and one other things that are needed in a garden Then when the flowers and vegetables “come up ”, one has the reward

of one who shared the secrets of nature

1 Where do many people who work in London prefer to live?

A London B London’s suburbs C London’s towns D London’s urban area

2 Why do they have to get up early in the morning?

A Because they have to catch the early Train or bus

B Because they want to avoid traffic jam

C Because it often takes them a lot of time to get to their offices, factories or schools.

D Because they live far from train or bus station

3 What is one advantage of living outside London?

A Houses are cheap B Houses are expensive C There is not peace and quiet D Air is polluted

4 What does the phrase verb “come up” in line 9 mean?

5 Which of the following is NOT true?

A People in the country can sleep well

B People in the country usually spend their free time gardening.

C People in the country get fresh air

D People in the country get peace and quiet

E Circle the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete the passage below:

Na is a newcomer to the neighborhood Her family (1) _here last week She doesn’t know anything about the new neighborhood Nam, Na’s neighbor, is very happy (2) _ her Nam has lived here for about 10 years, so he knows the area quite well Na wants to know the way to the nearest restaurant because her mother is too tired to cook dinner Nam shows her the way to get there, just around the corner The restaurant (3) _ Hue food According (4) _ Nam, the food there is (5) _, especially the pancakes Na and her mother will definitely try the food

1 A arrives B arrive C arrived D arriving

2 A help B to help C helping D helped

3 A serve B serves C will serve D served

4 A to B with C for D as

5 A badly B well C deliciously D delicious

F/ Read the passage carefully and then choose the best option

The Wildlife Treatment Center is a small organization that was set up on the Greek island of Aegina in 1984 Its aims are to protect rare birds and other animals which are in danger and to teach people about the importance of wildlife

At the busy animal hospital, vets and volunteers take care of anything from birds to bears Many of the animals in the Center are rare, but not all The Center accepts any animals that is in trouble, and even takes care of ordinary pets Ordinary members of the public usually bring sick and injured animals into the hospital

1 What does the passage mention?

A the injured animals in the hospital B the Greek island of Aegina

C The Wildlife Treatment Center and its duty D the busy animal hospital

2 At the animal hospital, they take care of _

A anything from birds to bears B wild animals

C ordinary members of the public D only ordinary pets

3 What does the word ‘volunteer’ in line 5 mean?

A ordinary people B someone who knows a lot about a particular subject

C someone who is a member of an organization D Someone who is willing to do a job that they do not have to do

4 Which of the following could replace ‘takes care of’ in line 4?

A looks at B looks in C looks for D looks after

5 Who usually brings sick and injured animals into the hospital?

A vets B volunteers C members of the Center D ordinary people

IV Choose the underlined part (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting:

1 He is enough strong to carry the heavy luggage

A B C D

2 I recently visited the school where I used to studying five years ago

A B C D

3 She took the list of visitors’ names and arranges them into groups of four

A B C D

4 You should clean the floor as quick as possible

A B C D

5 My mother told me to spend more time playing sports and don’t spend much time on watching TV

A B C D

6 Shopping in the mall is more comfort than in the market

A B C D

7 The new shopping mall is quite different with the present shopping area

A B C D

8 Some things are too small to seeing without a microscope

A B C D

9 I can stay in bed late tomorrow morning because I mustn’t go to work

A B C D

10 We must arrange a convenience time and place for the meeting

A B C D

11 The shop offers a wide select of wine

A B C D

V/ WRITING:

A/ Use the cue words to make each sentence in the letter:

Dear Tim,

1 I/ glad/ tell/ you/ I/ going/ join/ Y&Y Green group

I am glad to tell you I am going to join in Y&Y Green group.

2 We / having / environment month

We are having an environment month.

3 We /going / clean / streets/ weekends

We are going to clean the streets at weekends

4 We / going / plant trees and flowers / in the school garden/ water / every afternoon / after class

We are going to plant trees and flowers in the school garden and water them every afternoon after class.

5 We / also / planting / young trees /plants / sell other schools

We are also planting young trees and plants to sell to other schools.

6 It/ really/ interesting and useful, isn’t it?

It is really interesting and useful, isn’t it?

Write to me soon and tell me all your news

Love,

Hoa

B Using the words given to complete each sentence

1 I / going / see / Joanna / lunchtime.

 I am going to see Joanna at lunchtime

2 Mr Robinson / teach / this school / since 1987.

 Mr Robinson has taught in this school since 1987.

3 Tom and Joanna / not / go / France / last summer

 Tom and Joanna didn’t go to France last summer

4 There / be / fridge / the right corner / the room

 There is a fridge in the right corner of the room

5 I / used / stay/ farm/ grandparents/ parents

 I used to stay in the farm with my grandparents and parents

6 He / said / Mrs Hoa / can reach / him / 8 546 111/ after dinner

 He said Mrs Hoa could reach him at 8 546 111 after dinner

7 I / receive / first semester report / last week/ I / get / good grades / Math and Physics

F I received my first semester report last week and I got good grades for Math and Physics

8 Shop/ a shopping mall / convenient than / a super market

FShopping in a shopping mall is more convenient than in a super market

C/ Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the original one

1 The worker is clever He can make fine things from wood

F The worker is clever enough to make fine things from wood.

2 I often went to school on foot when I was a little girl.

F I used to go to school on foot when I was a little girl.

3 Miss Jackson said to Tim”You should improve your Spanish pronunciation”

F Miss Jackson said Tim should improve his Spanish pronunciation

4.My boss said to me : “ Please come to work before eight o’clock”

F My boss asked me to come to work before eight o’clock

VI/ LISTENING

A Listen and tick (√) True (T) or False (F) for each sentence:

3 Horses are still the only means of transport in the village √

B Listen to the recording and circle the correct answer (A, B, C or D):

1 Phuc volunteers because it makes a difference in our

2 Phuc thinks volunteering is good for _ too

3 Phuc has made many new and he feels much more self- confident

4 Volunteering is special to him because he can _others

5 It’s special _ Mai can see how happy the children are when they learn

C/ Listen to the conversation and tick ( ) True (T) or False (F) for each sentence:

1 The conversation most likely take place at a school 

D Listen to the conversation between the girl and her father twice and choose the correct answer for each question:

1 What kind of movie is the girl going to see on her date?

2 At what theater is the movie playing?

3 How is the girl getting to the movie?

A She is going by bus B She is getting a ride with her brother

C Her date is coming to pick her up.D Her father drives her to the theater

4 What time does the movie begin?

5 What time does she have to be home?

E Listen to the passage and check (√) the box in the correct answer True or False

2.He moved around a lot and only spent a year or so in most places he lived √

3.A home is somewhere you feel totally bored and don’t want to come home to √ 4.The expression “Home Sweet Home” is also true because it offers nice feelings about what

you call home

√

F/ Listen to the passage and circle the best option to answer the following questions

1 Where does Vy live ?

A in the center of Ho Chinh City B in the suburbs of Ho Chi Minh City

2 What are there in her neighborhood ?

A There is a big market, some factories, many shops, restaurants and art galleries B There are many markets

C There are a lot of suburbs D There are many entertaining areas

3 How are the people there ?

A outgoing and humorous B.sociable and hospitable C.jelous and cruel D helpful and friendly

4 Are the schools nearby ?

A Yes, they are B.No, they are faraway C.They are nearby D.They are near the market

5 Why isn’t the air very clean ?

A Because the schools are too faraway B Because the streets are wide

C Because there are some factories near the place she lives D.Because the streets are noisy

TAPESCRIPT 1

A LISTEN 1:

I live in a mountainous village

My parents often tell me stories about their life in the past

It’s not much like the village I can see nowadays

Some villagers now live in brick houses instead of earthen ones

Our houses are better equipped with electric fans and TVs Thanks to the TV, we now know more about life outside our village

We don’t use oil lamps any more We have electric lights which are much brighter

More villagers are using motorcycles for transport instead of riding a horse or walking

We — village children — no longer have to walk a long way and cross a stream to get to school, which is dangerous in the rainy season Now there’s a new school nearby

We also have more visitors from the city They come to experience our way of life

LISTEN 2:

Reporter: So Phuc, why do you volunteer?

Phuc: I volunteer because it makes a difference in our community We can encourage people to protect the

environment and our community will be a better place

Reporter: Do you think volunteering is good for yourself too?

Phuc: Oh yes, I’ve made many new friends and I feel much more self- confident.

Reporter: I agree You’ve answered the interview very well And you Mai?

Mai: Volunteering is special to me because I can help others It’s special because I can see how happy the

children are when they learn

B LISTEN 1:

“Home is where the heart is.” That’s so true I’ve lived in many different houses during my life but not all of them have been home When you are growing up, home is where your family lives I left home when I was 18 and slowly my childhood home was no longer Now it’s my parents’ house and not my home I moved around a lot and only spent a year or so in most places I lived They never really felt like home A home is somewhere you feel totally relaxed and want to come home to The expression “Home Sweet Home” is also true You have to have nice feelings about it to call

it home Home doesn’t have to be in your home country I’ve lived in several countries and have had a home in all of them

LISTEN 2:

Khang: Where do you live, Vy ?

Vy: I live in the suburbs of Ho Chi Minh City.

Khang: What do you like about it?

Vy: There are many things I like about it There's a big market near my house There are also many shops, restaurants

and art galleries here The streets are wide The people here are helpful and friendly

Khang: What do you dislike about it?

Vy: The schools are too faraway There are also some factories near here, so the air isn't very clean and the streets are

noisy and crowded

C LISTEN 1:

Peter: Oh, hi What was your name again? I can’t keep straight all the students’ names this being the second day of

school

Nancy: It’s okay I have a hard time remembering names myself.

Peter: Uh, uh, Karen, right?

Nancy: No, it’s Nancy My mom’s name is Karen.

Peter: Nancy Okay I think I heard you were from England.

Nancy: Well, I was born there, but my parents are American I grew up in France.

Peter: Oh, a world traveler!

Nancy: But then we moved here when I was nine.

Peter: So, what does your father do now?

Nancy: Well, he’s a college professor, and he is in Scotland at the moment.

Peter: How interesting What does he teach?

Nancy: Oh, I haven’t a clue Nah, just joking He teaches chemistry.

Peter: Oh, chemistry, and uh, what about your mother?

Nancy: She works full time at home.

Peter: Oh, and what, does she have her own business or something?

Nancy: Nah, she takes care of me.

Peter: Well, being a homemaker can be a real hard, but rewarding job.

Nancy: I think so too.

LISTEN 2:

Girl: He’s here Bye Dad

Dad: Wait, wait, wait Where are you going?

Girl: Dad I already told mom I’m going out tonight

Dad: Who with? You mean you’re going on a date?

Girl: Yeah Mom met Dirk yesterday [Dirk!?] He’s sooo cool We’re going on a double-date with Cindy and Evan

Dad: Dirk

Girl: I have to go

Dad: Wait, wait I want to meet this guy

Girl: He’s waiting for me

Dad: Well, so what are you going to do tonight? Going to the library?

Girl: Dad! We’re going out to eat, and then we’re going to catch a movie

Dad: What movie and what is it rated?

Girl: It’s a science fiction thriller called well, I don’t know what it is called, but it’s rated PG

Dad: And where’s the movie showing?

Girl: Down at the Campus Plaza Movie Theater

Dad: Hey, I was thinking about seeing a movie down there tonight, too

Girl: Ah, Dad

Dad: Hey, let me meet that guy

[Father looks out the living room window

Hey, that guy has a mustache!

Girl: Dad That’s not Dirk That’s his older brother He’s taking us there! Can I go now?

Dad: Well

Girl: Mom said I could, and mom knows his parents

Dad: Well

Girl: Dad

Dad: Okay, but be home by 8:00

Girl: Eight!? The movie doesn’t start until 7:30 Come on, Dad

Dad: Okay Be back by 11:00

Girl: Love you, Dad

Dad: Love you, too

Girl: Bye

Dad: Bye